Lacey Jane Roberts
www.laceyjaneroberts.com

Born in Royal Oak, Michigan, 1980
Lives and Works in San Francisco, California

Education

2007 M.A., Visual and Critical Studies, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA.
2007 M.F.A., Textiles, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA.
2003 B.A., English (with Honors), University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
2003 B.A., Studio Art, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Awards, Honors, Fellowships, and Grants

2008 Searchlight Artist Award, American Craft Council
2007 Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship Finalist
2007 Dennis Leon Faculty Award, California College of Arts
2007 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Nominee, International Sculpture Center
2007 California College of the Arts Graduate Commencement Speaker (selected by peers)
2007 Craft Research Fund Graduate Grant Award, Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design
2006 Shaping the Future of Craft National Leadership Conference Scholarship
2005 Murphy Cadogan Fellowship, San Francisco Foundation
2005 Teaching Assistantship Award, California College of the Arts
2004-5 Toni Lowenthal Memorial Scholarship, California College of the Arts
2003 Ora Mary Pelham Poetry Prize, Academy of American Poets
2002 Ian Crawford Memorial Award For Fine Art, University of Vermont

Group Exhibitions

2008
Southern Exposure Soft Sculpture Security Curtain (Commission for Southern Exposure Gallery on permanent view).
Making Room for Wonder, SOMArts, San Francisco, CA. (upcoming)
Optic Illusion: Southern Exposure’s Annual Fundraiser and Auction, San Francisco, CA. (upcoming)
Searchlight Artist Award Exhibition at the American Craft Council Show, Baltimore, MD.

2007
C-Change, San Francisco Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco California.
Allison Smith’s Notion Nanny Fair, MATRIX, Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA.
MFA Thesis Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA.
Legacy, Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA.

2006
Made In: CCA Textiles Department, North/South Gallery, Oakland, CA.
Embroidered Stories/Knitted Tales, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA.
Unexpected Developments, Playspace Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

2005
Context, North/South Gallery, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA.
CCA/SFAI Joint Graduate Exhibition, Swell Gallery, SFAI, San Francisco, CA, (Juried)
Murphy & Cadogan Fellowship Exhibition, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
(Jurors: Rene De Guzman, Carole Laedwig, Steven Jenkins)
WAR! SOMArts, National Queer Arts Festival, San Francisco, CA.
Fresh Meat In the Gallery, ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA.
Public/Private, Artists’ Television Access, San Francisco, CA.
GenderQueers/QueerGenders, University Of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA.
Textile is a State of Mind, North/ South Gallery, Oakland, CA.

2004
Studio Fuji, Group Show, Studio Fuji, Florence, Italy.

2003
Senior Show (solo exhibition), Francis Colburn Gallery, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.

2002
Ian Crawford Memorial Award Show (solo exhibition), Francis Colburn Gallery, Burlington, VT.

Visiting Artist Lectures, Conferences and Workshops

2007
NeoCraft Conference, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Nova Scotia, Canada
Visual Criticism Symposium, California College of Arts, San Francisco, CA.
Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA.
Textiles Senior Projects, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA.
Interdisciplinary Drawing, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA.

2006
Introduction to Textiles, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA.
Fiber Sculpture, California College of the Arts, Oakland, California.

2005
Introduction to Textiles, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA.
Fiber Sculpture, College of Marin, Marin, CA.

2004
Introduction to Textiles, California College of Arts, Oakland, CA.
Introduction to Textile Science, University of California at Davis.

Teaching Experience

2008
Graduate Studio Practice Instructor, MFA Program, California College of the Arts

2007
Visiting Faculty, Knit One, Textiles Department, California College of the Arts

2005
Teaching Assistant, Fiber Sculpture, California College of the Arts

2003
Teaching Assistant, Advanced Sculpture, University of Vermont

Bibliography
--Kurtz, Katie. Upcoming article in Craft Magazine. 2008.
--Huston, Johnny Ray. “Flaming Creators.” San Francisco Bay Guardian. 20-26 Jun 2007. Also available online at www.sfbg.com/blogs/pixel_vision/2007/06/flaming_creators.htm
--Solomon, Lisa. “Give Me A C: Putting the Craft Back in Art.” Kitchen Sink Magazine. V. 14. 2007.
--Smith, Allison, “Lacey Jane Roberts.” http://www.notionnanny.net/news/index.html 21 Jun 2007.
--Glover, Narangkar. “The Handmade vs. The Brainmade.” www.narangkar.com. 27 May 2007.
--Trippe, John. “CCA 07’ Graduate Exhibition.” www.fecalface.com. 15 May 2007.
--Callaway, Bob. “CCA MFA Exhibit.” http:artfever.blogspot.com. 13 May 2007.
--Gschwandtner, Sabrina ed. KnitKnit 6. New York, New York. December 2005.
--KQED Public Television, Gallery Talk: Cadogan/Murphy Fellowship Awards, SPARK, October, 2005.
--Bing, Alison, Rev. of Cadogan and Murphy Fellowships. SFGATE.com. September, 2005.

Writing
Roberts, Lacey Jane. “Put Your Thing Down Flip It and Reverse It: Re-imaging Craft Identities Using Tactics of
Queer Theory.” Extra/Ordinary: Craft Culture and Contemporary Art. (forthcoming)
Roberts, Lacey Jane. “Put Your Thing Down, Flip It, and Reverse It: Re-imagining Craft Identities Using
Tactics of Queer Theory.” Sightlines. San Francisco: California, 2006.

Professional Affiliations
College Art Association
Queer Caucus for Art